Sthala Vruksham contd.

Pavazha malli is the Sthala vruksham of Sree vaikuntam

Nyctanthes Arbortristis
Botanical Name : NYCTANTHES ARBORTRISTIS

Family Name : OLEACEAE

Common Name : NIGHT JASMINE, CORAL JASMINE

Parts used : Flowers, Leaves, seeds,

Habitat : Cultivated in gardens in India

Uses : The leaves are antibacterial, antiinflammatory and anthelmintic. Further, a dye extracted from the corolla tube is used to lend colour to Tussore Silk. The flowers are bitter astringent, opthalmic, stomachic and carminative. It is an expectorant, bitter and tonic, febrifuge, and mild purgative. It is used in bilious and obstinate remittent fever, sciatica, and rheumatism. It is also very useful in constipation of children.

Parts offered : Flowers, Leaves, seeds,

Thazhampoo is the Sthala vruksham of Thiruvanbil Vadivazhagiya nambi thirukkoyil

Common name: Fragrant Screw Pine, Umbrella tree, Screw pine, Screw tree, केवड़ा Keora (Hindi), Mugali (Telugu), Ketuki (Bengali), Thazhampoo தாழம்பூ (Tamil), Mugali (Malayalam), Kevada (Marathi, Gujrati), केतकी Ketaki (Sanskrit)
Botanical name: Pandanus odoratissimus     Family: Pandanaceae (screw pine family)

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Fragrant Screw Pine is a shrub with fragrant flowers found wild in southern India, Burma and the Andamans. it is a small, slender, branching tree with a flexuous trunk supported by brace roots. With rosettes of long-pointed, stiffly leathery, spiny, bluish-green, fragrant leaves, it bears in summer very fragrant flowers. It is used as perfume. aromatic oil (kevda oil) and fragrant distillation (otto) called “keorra-ka-arak”. Used plant part – male flowers. They are almost exclusively used in the form of a watery distillate called kewra water. Flowers have a sweet, perfumed odor that has a pleasant quality similar to rose flowers, but kewra is more fruity. The distillate (kewra water, pandanus flower water) is quite diluted; it can be used by the teaspoon, often even by the tablespoon. Most delightful, richest, and powerful of perfumes even when dried.Vitex negundo commonly known as Nochi is the Sthala vruksham of Naachchiyaar koyil

Vitex  negundo a 5 leaved chaste tree known as Nirgundi or sephali in sanskrit is a large, aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely   whitish, tomentose branchlets. Its principal constituents are casticin, isoorientin, chrysophenol
              D, luteolin,  hydroxybenzoic acid and D-fructose. The leaves
              possess discutient properties and are applied to rheumatic swellings
              of the joints and in sprains. It can be applied locally in rheumatic
              arthritis and sprains. The juice of the leaves is used for the treatment
              of fetid discharges. They show anti-inflammatory, antibacterial,
              antifungal and analgesic activities. It is useful in the treatment
              of superficial bruises, injuries, sores and skin infections.

sthala vruksham contd.,

Sevvaazhai is the sthala vruksham of ThiruveLLiyangudi

Michelia champaca – Magnolia or commonly known as Champaka -is the Sthala Vruksham of ThiruchchErai

Information  courtesy Subha &Venky Venkatesan

The champaka or shenbagaa has been glorified by Periyaazhwaar in his Periyaazhvaar Thirumozhi as follows

செண்பக மல்லிகையோடு செங்கழுனீர் இருவாட்சி

எண்பகர்பூவும் கொணர்ந்தேன் இன்று இவை சூட்ட வா என்று

மண்பகர் கொண்டானை ஆய்ச்சி மகிழ்ந்து உரை செய்த இம்மாலை

பண்பகர் வில்லிபுத்தூர்க்கோன் பட்டர்பிரான் சொன்ன பத்தே

பெரியாழ்வார் திருமொழி 2-7

It has also  been revered by Kulasekaraazhwaar in PerumaaL thirumozhi 

Arasa maram aka Sacred fig is the sthala vVruksham of thirukkachi,thiruppuTkuzhi,thiruppulaaNi,thiruchchengunrur and TiruchchErai

The Sacred Fig Ficus religiosa, also known as Bo (from the Sinhalese Bo), Peepal (Pipal, Peepul) or Ashwattha tree, is a species of banyan fig native to Nepal and India, southwest China and Indochina east to Vietnam. It is a large dry season–deciduous or semi-evergreen tree up to 30m tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 3m.

Punnai maram is the Sthala vruksham of Pullmapoodangudi,thiruviDAvendai,thiruppadagam,thirukkovaloor,thiruppuliyoor and Sreerangam

English: The genus Calophyllum (beautiful leaf, from Greek kalos, beautiful, and phullon, leaf) is a taxon, composed exclusively of tropical evergreen trees, of the family Clusiaceae.

Botanical Name

Calophyllum inophyllum L.

Sthala Vruksham contd.

வதரிகாஸ்ரமத்து ஸ்தலவ்ருக்ஷம் இலந்தை மரம் Botanical name: Zizyphus mauritiana
– [ (ZIZ-ih-fuss) an ancient Greek name derived from the Persian word zizafun; (maw-rih-tee-AY-nuh) of or from Mauritiana, a North African area ]
Family: Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
– [ (RAM-nuh-see-ay) derived from generic name Rhamnus meaning shrub with a thorn, old name for buckthorn ]Origin: South Asia (mainly India)

The tree grows very fast even in dry regions, reaching heights of 6-12 m with a lifespan of 25 years or more. The leaves are broadly ovate, 4-8 cm long, with a rounded apex.The fruit is a soft, juicy, drupe that is 2.5 cm diameter and sweet in taste. The fruit ripen at different times even on a single tree and look golden yellow when fully ripe. The size and shape is variable, with selected cultivars having larger fruit. The fruit is eaten raw or pickled or used in beverages. It is quite nutritious and rich in vitamin C.

Flame of the Forest – Palaasa maram is the sthala vrukshaa of Kazhicheeraama vinnagaram &Thiruppaarthanpalli

Sthalavruksham contd.

Thirunaangoor maNimaadakkOyil sthala vruksham – name not known

Sthala Vruksham continued

Magizha maram 

Thirunaraiyoor -Naachiyaar Koyil sthala vruksham

Sri Vaishnava Sthalamum Sthala Vrikshamum

Uthamar Koyil Praakaaram with Sthala Vruksham kathalee (Vaazhai maram ) plantain tree